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A TURF-CUTTING ceremony will take place on Monday at a new £16m academy before work on the project starts.

The new Eastbourne Church of England Academy will be built on land at Hundens Park, Darlington, by Balfour Beatty Construction and Darlington Borough Council.

Monday's celebration ceremony will see the commencement of work before it is hoped the new school will be opened by September 2009.

The building is to the north of the current Eastbourne site.

The school has been funded by the Department of Children, Schools and Families, and is being built by Darlington Council in partnership with the academys sponsors, The Church of England and Crosslands PLC.

They hope it will provide a high quality building for the 700 students and staff, allowing the academy to develop its specialism in business and enterprise with students taking a role in the commercial life of the school.

Principal Alison Appleyard said: "Everyone here at Eastbourne CE Academy is very much looking forward to the new Academy being built. The turf-cutting will be a wonderful event."

Councillor Chris McEwan, cabinet member for childrens services said: "This marks the start of a new, exciting chapter in this school's history. I look forward to seeing the finished building and the new opportunities it will create for the students."

Eastbourne Academy opened last September in place of and in the building of the former Eastbourne School.

It will remain in the school buildings until the new academy is opened.

4:23pm Sunday 11th May 2008

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